Who Said It?
"How happily has Fortune cast her dice / For you! You have her presence, I the loss."
What did Arcita say after his exile from Athens?
Who is Saturn?
They were in love with Emily.
Why were Arcita and Palamon upset? Why did they fight? Why did Arcita sneak back into Athens? Why was Arcita suicidal? Why did Palamon drug the prison guard?
"Help us, my Lord, it lies within your power / I, wretched Queen, that weep aloud my woe, / Was wife to King Capaneus long ago"
What did the widows say to Duke Theseus when asking for help?
The one who drugged the prison guard. Literally asked for death.
Who is Palamon?
Arcita was good friends with Duke Perotheus. While the princes were imprisoned, Perotheus came to visit Athens.
How did Arcita get out of the tower?
"Tell me, what sort of fellows may you be / That have the impudence to combat here / Without a judge or other over seer, / Yet as if jousting at a royal tilt?"
What does Duke Theseus say when he sees Arcita and Palamon fighting?
Someone who likes to pick flowers to weave into crowns.
Who is Arcita? OR Who is Emily?
Four widows asked Theseus for help getting their husbands' bodies back.
Why did Theseus start a war with Thebes?
"That thou shalt be espoused to one of those / That have for thee endured so many woes."
What did Diana say to Emily before the battle?
The person who Arcita worked under while in Athens.
Who is Emily's chamberlain?
Emily is beautiful.
Why did Arcita and Palamon fall in love with Emily?
"I have seen many a serpent, many a thief / Bring down the innocent heart to grief,"
What does Palamon say after Arcita is freed?
The man who is mentioned once and is never relevant again. He has a black beard, a manly face, dark skin, and a golden chariot pulled by four white bulls.
Who is King Lycurgus of Thrace?
While depressed, Arcita wasted away until he was a ghost of his former self.
How was Arcita able to sneak into Athens and pretend to be someone else?